Are you a fundraiser? We want to help you raise money for local and national
good causes.
At our fundraising buffets
you and your guests can enjoy our delicious food while raising funds
from the ticket price.
You are also welcome to hold raffles and auctions to raise even more
money! Contact Syed (email)for
more details.
Syed has helped fundraisers on many occasions in recent years and hopes to increase the total money raised to £100,000 in ten years.
The Leicester Mercury reports on this plan and details Syed's 'phenomenal' fundraising efforts. Highlights of the report »
Update 11/5/09: The Mercury reports that Syed now expects to reach his target by 2012, three years earlier than forcast. Read the report»
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Recent Events |
Diary -
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2010 Event Dates:
- Sep 27 Trek in Nepal for Dogs for the disabled
- Oct 11 Life Boat
- Nov 1 Neo-Natal clinic at LRI
- Nov 8 Coping with Cancer
- Nov 22 Leics Aids Support Service
Previous events:
2008
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September 6 In aid of Save The Children
Over 90 people attended this fundraising buffet for the Save the Children fund. The special  emphasis of this evening was the to raise money to help the situation in Pakistan following the flooding in August. Save the Children plans to target two million people, including one million children, by January 2011. The Charity has already reached 162,000 people in 26 days providing emergency medical care and the distribution of tents, shelter and hygiene kits, food and other supplies.
A grand total of £1,130 was raised from ticket sales, a raffle and a contribution form the restaurant bar.
Photo Album» Save the Children UK website» |
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 August 9 Friends of the Glenfield Project
THE FRIENDS OF The Glenfield Project provides short breaks for about 35 young people with severe disabilities and associated health care needs. The Project is a support group made up of volunteers who raise funds to support the young people using the Project. (right, organiser Lisa Roe (2nd right) with family & Syed.)
£570 was raised during the evening.
The Friends website» Photo Album»
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 July 5 Dreamflight
 Dreamflight is a registered UK charity that changes young lives through taking seriously ill and disabled children, without their parents, on the holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida. Website»
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  June 28 Multiple Sclerosis Society
Another full house raised £1,370 from ticket sales, a large raffle and bar takings.
More information about the MS Society here»
Photos of the evening»
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 June 14 The Valerie Taylor Trust
A magnificent £1,605 was raised for the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Bangladesh.
Valerie Taylor is a British physiotherapist who has worked in Bangladesh since 1969 and is committed to helping people who have been paralysed by injury or disease.
In 1979 she opened the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP).
Valerie has received the highest civilian award of Bangladesh for her contribution to disabled people and in 1993 she was awarded an OBE.
More information at www.crp-bangladesh.org
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7 June Albert Edward Masonic Lodge
£400 was raised.
Photo album»
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 24 May Motor Neurone Disease, Leicester
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17 May Wigston Rotary Club
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 10 May Masonic Lodge of Welcome.
Another well attended event organised and hosted by Ken Beesley. A total of £1,115 was raised from ticket sales, raffle and a donation from bar takings.
Photo album of guests»
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 26/4/10 In aid of the the Lord Mayor of Leicester's 2010 Appeal - The Leicester Children's Holiday Centre.
The Lord Mayor, Councillor Roger Blackmore has a target of £30,000 towards the upkeep of this holiday centre on the Lincolnshire coast at  Mablethorpe. A total of £500 was raised.
For the past 112 years the centre has been providing free holidays to disadvantaged children. Read more about the charity www.ChildrensHolidayCentre.co.uk.
Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/Lord-Mayor-Leicester.
Photo album of the evening
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 12/4/10 Buffet in aid of the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital Trust raised a total of £875.
 The Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital is a charity dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured, orphaned and distressed wild animals and birds throughout Leicestershire and the surrounding region.
Read more about the Trust here»
Photos of the evening»
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22/3/10 In aid of The Laura Centre, Bereavement counselling for parents and children. £1,700 was raised.
Photos of the evening» Read more about The Laura Centre»
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8/3/10 St Thomas's Choir. £300 was raised.
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  22/2/10 Rotary Club of Oadby
A good turnout raised a massive total of £1,104 for charities supported by the Club.
Click on the logo, right, to read more about the Rotary Club.
Photo album of the evening»
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 8/2/10 Fundraising for the Mayor's Appeal Fund, in conjunction with Oadby & Wigston Lions Club. The evening was hosted by the Mayor of Oadby & Wigston, Councillor Kevin Loydall and  the Mayoress, Helen Loydall.
Many Leicestershire dignitaries supported the event, including the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP.
The evening raised £1,107 for the Mayor's Appeal fund.
Photo Album»
Read more about the Lions Club»
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 18/1/10 In aid of Brainwave - a charity that provides therapy to unlock the full potential of children aged between 6 months  and 12 years who have Development Delay, brain injury or genetic conditions. This event was held on behalf of Emily Swann.
A magnificent £2,050 was raised from tickets sold, a lively auction and a contribution from the bar towards the groups target of £5,000 in 2010. Photo Album»
For more information about Brainwave click on their logo, above.
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 16/11/09 Rainbows - fundraising to help complete the 'Building for the Future'  project. £750 was raised by over 70 supporters of this Loughborough based children's hospice, including the ticket price, raffle and contribution from bar takings.
Photo Album»
Left, Organiser Maureen Podesta and Councillor Roy Brown, Mayor of Charnwood
For more information about Rainbows, click on the logo, above.
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 2/11/09 Fundraiser and Social evening - the Lodge of Welcome.
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19/10/09 Another successful event organised by Harpreet Sangra in support of the  Water Aid Charity raised a magnificent  total of £1,600 from ticket sales, raffle and auction.
Click on the logo, right, for more information.
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(See previous event: 16 March 2009)
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 12/10/09 Buffet organised by staff at the Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East services supporting the BBC 'Children in Need ' appeal. A grand total of £951 was raised from ticket sales, a large raffle and a donation from the restaurant bar.
The organisers are shown, right. Jo, Lucy, Suzanne and Aimee.
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  5/10/09 A full house raised a magnificent £1,107 for the Wishes For Kids charity.
Organised by Caroline Neal, left, the money will enable her to enter the London Marathon next April and to raise much more money for the charity.
Photo album»
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7/9 A well supported buffet in aid of  Menphys raised a
total of
£862.
Photo album»
Click on the logo for more info about Menphys |
 21/9 Wigston Guide Room. Fundraiser organised by Gemma in support of this popular community facility. £375 was raised.
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 3/8/09 Buffet in support of Childreach International. Organised by Greg Curtis and Geeta and Rachna Joshi, this full house event raised £930 for the charity.  Childreach supprts child poverty alleviation projects mainly in Africa and India. People are encouraged to volunteer to help with building projects and also to take part in expeditions. Greg will be joining a trek to climb mount Kilimanjaro. Rachna is currently in Africa where she has already climbed the mountain and is now helping to improve schools. Photo album»
More information: www.Childreach.org.uk
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 13/7/09 Fundraising to contribute towards the building and running of a student ministry centre in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is estimated the project will cost $1.1m and when complete it  will provide a valuable resource for the 60,000 students who live in Santa Cruz which is Bolivia's largest city. Photo Album»
Left, Graham and Debbie Frith, organisers of the event.
Read more at www.alfarero.org or click on the SIM logo, right.
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  6/7/09 St Giles Hospice, Lichfield.
Organiser Karen Timms (right) is taking part in the 2009 Peru Inca Trek to raise funds for this Hospice. 53 people supported the event and a total of £900 was raised. Photos»
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8/6/09 Wigston Framework Knitters Museum (42/44 Bushloe End Wigston)
Around £700 was raised in support of the museum. Photo Album»
Find out more about the museum: web site»
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  11/5/09 Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital, Kibworth Around £900 was raised to add to the hospital's building fund which has a target of £228,000.
See their web site www.leicesterwildlifehospital.org for more information
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27/4/09 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, Leicestershire.
Web site: www.guidedogs.org.uk
£1,025 was raised for this excellent cause. Photos»
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30/3/09 Fundraising for EMICS (East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme).  Profits will fund equipment for more volunteer emergency doctors to help  save lives across the East Midlands.
EMICS aims to provide accredited doctors with the equipment necessary for pre-hospital immediate care. When available these volunteer doctors attend incidents notified to them by the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
For more information about EMICS see their web site www.emics.org.uk
above, Organisers Garth Lee, Honorary Press Officer and Dr Tim Gray MBE, Chairman and founder of EMICS, with Syed.
Photo album of the evening»
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 16/3/09 In aid of Water Aid
Over 90 women celebrated 'United Nations International Women's Day', and raised almost £1,100 for the WaterAid charity. The evening was organised by Harpreet Sangra and it was rounded off with an exhibition of belly dancing.
Harpreet is the Leicester representative of Water Aid during a gap year after graduating and together with local club Khalsa FC, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary, is raising awareness of WaterAid.
There are a number of events which will take place over the year and these will all contribute to their target of £10,000.
To read more about WaterAid.org or if you would like to contribute, visit their website.
Photo Album»
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 2/3/09 Cllr. Jill Gore, Mayor of Oadby & Wigston, hosted a very successful charity night to raise funds for Age Concern Oadby & Wigston and the childrens charity When You Wish Upon a Star.
Three District Council Chairs were also at the event.
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 9/2/09 Fundraising by the Leicestershire and Rutland Probation Service
in aid of the Air Ambulance Service.
Another full house and a large, well supported auction raised a wonderful total of £1,550 for the air ambulance service.
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17/11/08 Buffet to raise funds for Headway Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland the local branch of the Headway Brain  Injury Association. The evening raised around £600 from ticket sales and a well supported raffle and silent auction added considerably to that total.
Photo album»
The Association offers a range of services to people with brain injuries or illnesses and to those close to them. More information on their web site.
left, with Syed are Mary Goulty, Services Director of Headway and Jaspreet Kaur, Fundraiser.
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 3/11/08 Fundraising for school in Bangladesh.
Almost 90 people supported this curry evening to raise funds for pre-school education in Khasdobir in the district of Sylhet, Bangladesh. The school educates around 1,200 children under the age of six.
The fundraisers have supported the school since Government funding was removed in 1995 and several members make frequent trips to the area.
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 20/10/08 Buffet in aid of Menphys.
A very full house tonight - and a long waiting list - for this  popular and successful local charity. A total of £935 was raised from ticket sales, raffle and a donation from the restaurant.
Photo Album»
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  29/9/08 Fundraising Night for the
84th Leicester/Littlethorpe Scout Group
Photo album»
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 16 September The Leicestershire & Rutland Rotary
Lodge No 9158 raised £415 for the Masonic Festival Fund
This
fund is for the Masonic charities concerned with looking after old people. The fundraising will be over a period of 5 years and has a target of raising
over a million pounds. Photo album»
Left is a caricature of lodge members by the evening's organiser, Steve Chadburn. Click on the image to see a larger version
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15 September  Buffet to raise funds for a Kilimanjaro trek in aid of the Marie Curie Cancer Care
charity.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care charity
provides high quality nursing totally free, to give terminally ill people
the choice of dying at home supported by their families. Your local Marie
Curie Hospice actively promotes quality of life for people with cancer and
provides support for their families. The services are completely free to
patients.
World class scientists at the Marie Curie Research Institute are
investigating how cancer develops to find better ways of treating the
disease in the future.
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11 August 2008. Another full house raised funds for projects in Ghana. The group is raising a total of £40,000 to help fund a borehole and two schools in Kumasi and Obuasi.
 The team have an online donations page which also gives more information on the work they are doing in Ghana. If you would like to support them follow this link: www.justgiving.com/stpaulsghana
Pictured with Syed are the organisers: Neil Lockyer, Harjinder Kaw, Sarah Lockyer, Fr John, Fr Peter and Mia O'Gorman.
Photo album of the evening»
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14 July 2008 Fundraising buffet for a student ministry centre in Bolivia's largest city, Santa Cruz. Another full house raised around £1,900 from ticket sales and a popular silent auction.
 The evening was organised by Graham and Debbie Frith on behalf of the SIM organisation which spreads the word of God all around the world. The funds will be used to build the El Alfarero Student Centre which will be a self-financing student ministry centre and interdenominational ministry, at a total cost of over $1.1m.
Read more about the project here and about the SIM organisation by clicking on the logo.
Photo album of the evening.
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 30 June 2008 Cancer Research UK
 Another very successful evening at Cuisine of India saw a full house in support of Cancer Research UK.
Over 90 guests enjoyed the buffet and bought many tickets for the impressive raffle. Around £1,000 was raised from ticket sales and the raffle. Photo album»
Find out more about Cancer Research UK
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 9 June 2008
 LOROS was again the beneficiary of an evening organised by Steph Walkinshaw of Arnesby. The usual delicious buffet was followed by a high quality raffle which doubled the money that had been raised from ticket sales. Prizes included several items of sporting memorabilia. Billy Walkinshaw won the best prize - a signed Leicester Tigers shirt. Over £1,000 was raised during the evening.
Photos of the evening»
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 19 May 2008
Another well attended charity buffet at Cuisine of India raised around £950 for LOROS. Organised by Mick and Myra Haggerty the buffet was followed by a raffle and an auction of signed sporting memorabilia.
Photo Album»
The evening was featured in the Leicester Mercury on 10 June. The article includes an interview with Glenn Johnson
who's illness prompted the fundraising event. Read the article»
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 12 May 2008
Fundraising buffet in aid of the Meningitis Trust.
More than 60 people attended and a manificent total of £785 was raised for this charity.
For more information see the Meningitis Trust website»
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10 March 2008
A buffet was held to raise funds to support the work of the
ITU Stroke unit of the Leicester General Hospital.
The event, organised by Linda Crane, was 
attended by over 80 people. Around £1,000 was raised from ticket
sales, a donation from the restaurant and a raffle.
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25 Feb. 2008
 Buffet, raffle and auction in aid of the Leicestershire and
Rutland branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
A full house enjoyed this event which was organised by John
and Francine Mattock (pictured with Syed, right) .
A magnificent total of around £1,000 was raised.
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Web site, for more information: www.mndaLeicester.org.uk
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